Chaim Herzog date of birth:
September 17, 1918
How old was Chaim Herzog when died?
78
Where was Chaim Herzog born?
Belfast, Ireland, United Kingdom
When did Chaim Herzog die?
April 17, 1997
Where did Chaim Herzog die?
Tel Aviv, Israel
Chaim Herzog body shape:
Average
What color are Chaim Herzog's eyes?
Blue
What color is Chaim Herzog's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Chaim Herzog gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Chaim Herzog?
Jewish
What is Chaim Herzog's ethnicity?
White
What is Chaim Herzog nationality?
Israeli
What is Chaim Herzog's occupation?
Head of State
Short Biography
Major-General Chaim Herzog (Hebrew: חיים הרצוג; 17 September 1918 – 17 April 1997) was an Israeli politician, general, lawyer and author who served as the sixth President of Israel between 1983 and 1993. Born in Belfast and raised predominantly in Dublin, the son of Ireland's Chief Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, he migrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1935 and served in the Haganah Jewish paramilitary group during the 1936–39 Arab revolt. In the British Army during World War II, latterly as an officer, he received the nickname "Vivian" because the British could not pronounce "Chaim". He returned to Palestine after the war and, following the end of the British Mandate and Israel's Declaration of Independence in 1948, operated in the battles for Latrun during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. He retired from the Israel Defence Forces in 1962 with the rank of Major-General.